<p dir="ltr">The Central Administrative Court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by anti-mine villagers against both a gold mine company and Thailand’s Industry Minister, saying villagers’ claims about the environmental effects of the mine are not credible. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p dir="ltr">On 28 December 2016, the Central Administrative Court in Bangkok dismissed a lawsuit filed against the Minister of Industry, the Director-General of the Department of Primary Industries and Mines, and Tungkum Company, a gold mine operator in Loei.</p>

<p>(Bangkok, December 16, 2014) – The Thai government has failed to clean up toxic lead in a stream in western&nbsp;<a href="http://hrw.pr-optout.com/Tracking.aspx?Data=HHL%3d8%2c4%2f81-%3eLCE593719%26SDG%3c90%3a.&amp;RE=MC&amp;RI=4369775&amp;Preview=False&amp;DistributionActionID=69198&amp;Action=Follow+Link" target="_blank">Thailand</a>, threatening hundreds of families with serious and irreversible health problems, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.</p>